Green lentil recipes

This spicy vegetable soup is super low in fat and calories. Serve with a dollop of cooling yogurt and fresh coriander

Make the most of lentils with this idea for a spicy, comforting side dish

Roast a chicken, then use it in a quick weeknight meal later in the week by adding a can of green lentils, anchovies, feta, broccoli and lemon

Lentils are a substantial and healthy base to this fresh salad with onion, mango chutney, coriander, greens and tomatoes

Toss cauliflower florets in a hot sauce and serve with lentils and salad leaves to make this healthy, flavourful and nutrient-packed dinner

Try these protein-packed lentil and oat balls blitzed with ras el hanout for a quick and easy weeknight meal. Serve over couscous with our olive salsa

Cook lentils with plenty of herbs and some vinegar for an easy and healthy supper. The radicchio and crumbs add more flavour and need only minimal cooking

This quick and easy curry has such great depth of flavour – it tastes like it’s been cooked for hours. It's healthy too, as well as being low in fat and calories

Enjoy this nutritious veggie chilli. It has layers of rich flavour from the pumpkin absorbing the sweetness of garlic, warming spices and dark chocolate

A smooth, blended soup served with crispy bacon topping - a luxurious and warming bowl of goodness

A storecupboard spice pot with red and green lentils, chickpeas and coriander. Serve with yogurt and naan bread

Update the great British banger with a side of creamy green lentils - a great storecupboard alternative to potatoes

Make this comforting veggie cottage pie with lentils in bulk and freeze in separate servings, so you can defrost only what you need

Make the most of buckwheat with our healthy, low-calorie veggie lunch. Aubergines, lentils, walnuts, spring onions, dried cherries and goat's cheese pack a real flavour punch